Miley, Marion (c. 1914–1941)
Miley, Marion (c. 1914–1941)
American golfer. Born Marion Miley c. 1914 in Danvers, MA; killed by intruders who broke into her mother's Lexington Country Club apartment, Sept, 28, 1941, in Lexington, KY; dau. of Elsie Ego Miley (who was also shot, and died Oct 1, 1941).
Won the Women's Western Amateur (1935, 1937); won the Trans-Mississippi Amateur (1935–36) and the Southern Amateur (1938–39).
See also William J. Buchanan, Execution Eve (New Horizon, 1993).
More From encyclopedia.com
Womens Clubs , WOMEN'S CLUBS are voluntary organizations that were originally formed by women who had been denied access to the major institutions of America's demo… Mississippi (river Us) , MISSISSIPPI RIVER. One of the major rivers of North America, the Mississippi River has been a focal point in American history, commerce, agriculture,… Psychrometer , psychrometer A hygrometer that has a wet-bulb and a dry-bulb thermometer. See also whirling psychrometer.
psychrometer Hygrometer with a wet-bulb and… Husein , Husayn name of the grandson of Muhammad (through the Prophet's daughter Fatima, see Fatima1), who with his retinue was killed at Karbala in ad 680.
S… James Zachariah George , James Zachariah George
James Zachariah George
The American politican and jurist James Zachariah George (1826-1897) was one of Mississippi's strongest… Fannie Lou Hamer , Hamer, Fannie Lou 1917–1977
Civil rights activist, public speaker
Fannie Lou Hamer spent most of her life in rural southern poverty, entering politic…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Miley, Marion (c. 1914–1941)